Career Plans
Career Plans Vocabulary and Phrases
- Grasp the Spanish words for key career planning terms:
- Plan de carrera (career plan)
- Meta profesional (professional goal)
- Objetivo (objective)
- Largo plazo (long term)
- Corto plazo (short term)
- Learn to discuss future goals in Spanish:
- Mis planes son… (my plans are…)
- Deseo… (I wish…)
- Sueño con… (I dream of…)
- Understand the language of academic progress in relation to career goals:
- Estudiar (study)
- Optar por una carrera (to pick a career)
- Especializarse en (to specialise in)
- Licenciatura/Grado (degree)
Presenting Career Aspirations
- Know how to communicate various professional aspirations in Spanish:
- Trabajar en (to work in)
- Ser… (to become…)
- Mejorar mis habilidades en (improve my skills in)
- Tener éxito en… (to succeed in…)
- Familiarise yourself with verbs related to career achievement:
- Alcanzar (to achieve)
- Triunfar (to triumph)
- Progresar (to progress)
- Sobresalir en (to excel in)
Discussing Career Benefits and Downsides
- Be able to talk about potential benefits and downsides of your career plans:
- Ventajas (advantages)
- Desventajas (disadvantages)
- Riesgos (risks)
- Oportunidades (opportunities)
- Understand phrases about work-life balance:
- Equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida (work-life balance)
- El bienestar personal (personal wellbeing)
- Estrés laboral (work stress)
As with other topics, fluency in the Career Plans subject relies on a good understanding of vocabulary. Regular practice in forming sentences and answering questions on these topics is key. Remember to connect different terms and phrases to create a coherent dialogue about your future career aspirations.